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Molasses Sugar Cakes
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Molasses Sugar Cakes

11 ingredients 2 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

652
Calories
20g
Protein
7g
Fat
127g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 7/8 cup molasses sugar 1/3 teaspn
  • 1 cup pastry flour 1 1/2 tablespn
  • 4 eggs 1/3 cup
  • 1/3 cup
  • 4 1/2 level tablespns
  • 1/3 teaspn
  • 1 1/2 tablespn
  • 1 teaspn
  • two flours mixed
  • lemon juice
  • salt

Directions

1

4 eggs ⅓ cup (4½ level tablespns.) butter ⅞ cup molasses sugar ⅓ teaspn. lemon extract 1 cup pastry flour 1½ tablespn. browned flour 1 teaspn. lemon juice

2

Mix butter and sugar and add to beaten yolks, beating well; slide on to this the whites beaten with salt and lemon juice, then sift over gradually the two flours mixed, chopping and folding them in with the whites. Bake in small cakes in moderate oven 15-20 m. Use grated maple sugar for maple cakes.

By Evora Bucknum Perkins · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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